Search results for "Shared decision making"
Benefits of clearly defining value in patient care
Physicians have always been charged as agents to advocate for patients' best interests. Simultaneously, however, they are tasked with considering using resources wisely. These commitments can sometimes conflict and create tradeoffs in clinical decision making.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/policy.htm
1 Nov 2015
What's the benefit of patient, family engagement?
Four reasons can encourage physicians to put more effort into increasing partnership with patients and families, which in turn improves communication, transparency, and accountability.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/04/whats-the-benefit-of-patient-family-engagement.htm
1 Apr 2019
Guideline issued on sudden hearing loss
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Foundation recently released a guideline on diagnosis, management and follow-up of sudden hearing loss in adults.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/13/6.htm
13 Mar 2012
To lie down, perchance to sleep
Internists are good at picking up on obstructive sleep apnea, but chronic insomnia is underdiagnosed among a sleepy patient population.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/09/to-lie-down-perchance-to-sleep.htm
1 Sep 2017
AHA and ACC update heart failure guidelines
New and revised recommendations on the treatment of heart failure were released last week jointly by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and American Heart Association.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/11/5.htm
11 Jun 2013
Make screening for prostate cancer an individual choice, USPSTF says
Prostate-specific antigen-based screening programs in men ages 55 to 69 years may prevent approximately 1.3 deaths from prostate cancer over approximately 13 years per 1,000 men screened, as well as approximately three cases of metastatic prostate cancer per 1,000 men screened, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/15/1.htm
15 May 2018
Communication skills vital to cancer conversations
Cancer patients want information, but not in a way that makes them lose hope. Effective shared decision making and risk communication strategies can help.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/09/communication.htm
1 Sep 2013
Medicare will pay for lung cancer screening with CT
Medicare announced last week that it would begin covering screening for lung cancer with low-dose CT, effective immediately.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/10/4.htm
10 Feb 2015
“Doctor, can I get an MRI?” ... Not so fast
ACP seeks to educate and encourage shared decision making with patients, rather than have physicians order screening tests out of habit.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/presidents.htm
1 Sep 2015
Editor's Note: Zeroing in on SIBO
This issue also covers ethics, decisions aids, and dosing and response to common drugs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/05/editors-note-zeroing-in-on-sibo.htm
1 May 2019